Synonyms for fleet
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1. fleetnoun

   group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

   Antonyms:
   slow

2. fleetnoun

   group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership

   Antonyms:
   slow

3. fleetnoun

   a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership

   Antonyms:
   slow

4. fleetadjective

   a group of warships organized as a tactical unit

   Antonyms:
   slow

5. fleet, swiftverb

   moving very fast

   "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner"

   Synonyms:
   swift

   Antonyms:
   slow

6. flit, flutter, fleet, dartverb

   move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

   "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

   Synonyms:
   bat, pass off, palpitate, shoot, flitter, flit, scoot, fade, flicker, flutter, blow over, flash, evanesce, scud, pass, quiver, dart, waver, dash

   Antonyms:
   slow

7. evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, passverb

   disappear gradually

   "The pain eventually passed off"

   Synonyms:
   perish, flit, elapse, run, make pass, go past, top, put across, go by, draw, evanesce, occur, die, snuff it, breathe, excrete, turn over, pass away, spend, slide by, emit, go, hand, legislate, happen, egest, languish, exceed, slip away, drop dead, overstep, transcend, make it, authorize, pop off, devolve, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, flutter, give, fall out, hap, slip by, go on, sink, eliminate, croak, lapse, fade, pass off, give-up the ghost, return, blow over, take place, lead, expire, overhaul, go through, reach, communicate, come about, choke, pass by, go across, overtake, wither, glide by, extend, decease, fall, pass, melt, clear, exit, conk, travel by, buy the farm, pass along, authorise, dart, surpass, guide, go along, pass on

   Antonyms:
   slow

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1. • Collection
   • Disappear
   • Steamship Company
   • Travel Rapidly

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1. fleetnoun

   Synonyms:
   flotilla, squadron, navy, ARMADA, company of ships

2. fleetadjective

   Synonyms:
   swift, rapid, quick

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1. fleetnoun

   Synonyms:
   squadron, navy, flotilla, armada

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1. List of paraphrases for "fleet":

   flotilla, park, fleets, float, navy, floating, convoy, fleet, floats, parka

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1. Tewolde Gebremariam:

   This fleet (of Airbus A350-900), as a core fleet in our network, is going to grow, we haven't been able to quantify the right numbers but definitely we are going to order more. At least more than 10.

2. Muammar Qaddafi:

   I am sailing out along parallel 32.5 to stress that this is the Libyan border. This is the line of death where we shall stand and fight with our backs to the wall. (On planning confrontation with US Sixth Fleet in Mediterranean)

3. Kim Frum:

   The Postal Service is fully committed to the inclusion of electric vehicles as a significant part of our delivery fleet even though the investment will cost more than an internal combustion engine vehicle. The Postal Service said, as we have stated repeatedly, we must make fiscally prudent decisions in the needed introduction of a new vehicle fleet, we will continue to look for opportunities to increase the electrification of our delivery fleet in a responsible manner, consistent with our operating strategy, the deployment of appropriate infrastructure, and our financial condition, which we expect to continue to improve as we pursue our plan.

4. Sebastien Mullot:

   You cannot just make decisions on fleet renewals or fleet acquisition based on the spot price of oil.

5. Tewolde GebreMariam:

   The concern has always been not to diversify too much because different types add complexity to the operation and make the cost of operation very high, so it is not recommended. But we are growing, the fleet is around 80 now. So any fleet type on its own will be around 20: the minimum size to justify the training of new pilots and technicians. This is the right time. At the same time, for competition reasons, it is required.